Customer Reviews

GO! with Office 2007, Introductory (2nd Edition)

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Great book and cd resources; but the online testing and training resources are so full of glitches that they should be avoided. This book and online resource was required for a 101 course, and more than one-third of the class bailed in the first three weeks because of the online glitches.

I've been using MS Office for a decade; and I thought I'd update on Microsoft Office 2007. The online resources are so full of glitches that it teaches you to fear the next step. Flip side: This could be a truly great resource if they get the glitches out. (May 2010)

BEWARE: New copies come with an access code to online training and testing. However, if you buy a used copy for a college course, the access code is already used, and you must allow $65 for a new access code. Don't be fooled!

If you're trying to earn a grade, the online training and tests have too many glitches. The many little glitches (no stoppers) irritate and confound students, eat up hours, and impact your grade. Big no-no, Pearson.

Instructors would hope this program would make grading easy; but that is not the case. Since the glitches affect the grading, the instructor spends excess time correcting the program errors, multiplied by number of students.

I hope the Pearson Company finishes the job on this course (debugs it), because this could be great course. But I wouldn't subject college students to its peculiarities until it's fixed.

- Christopher

I have found this series to be well written but kind of tedius. They have you do the same thing over and over. Maybe its to drill it in but it gets quite boring.
They also need to give full size examples of what the given document is supposed to look like at the end of the chapter. They make it microscopic so you can hardly read it.

This particular text is well-written and concise but geared for use in the high school or community college setting not as a professional, office-setting reference manual. It is my opinion that the price point on the book is unethically overpriced and should not be selling for more than $30-40 at most -- compared to other books in the same market.

Go! Great big book, packed with so much information, and well worth reading for better comprehension of subjects like Excel, Word, Access, etc. With my job I thought I knew all there was about Word and Excel, I was wrong. I had to get this book for a class at Purdue and thought my class for the semester was going to be the pits since the Go! book weighed some 20lbs! Not a problem though and did well in class with power packed information on each subject I studied. I'll pass this along to my Mum since she struggles to understand what a Laptop is!! LOL Good luck to ya!

I would have liked to see more photos showing exactly what was in the package. I looked at it in the school book store and decided to purchase it here but thought it would have come with the update booklets for the for the first 4 chapters. Chapter 1A Windows xp, Chapter 2 Outlook, Chapter 3 internet, and Chapter 4 Basic Computer Concepts. I had to borrow them from a friend. Thought I was saving money.

If there had been a photo I would have been prepared.

The book that came was as described.

Computer Class textbook was perfect! It arrived quickly, shrinkwrapped, in perfectly new condition,and contained all of the necessary CDs for my class. I saved money by purchasing here instead of buying new from my campus bookstore or ordering full-price. I am very happy, and would definitely buy here again.

Thank you for getting me this product in GREAT condition and so quickly. I needed this in order to be able to start my class and it arrived just in time.

I was a little apprehensive about ordering this textbook at such a great price when I had to count on the CD's coming with it and being in good condition but everything was there and the book and CD's were in great shape. A great value considering if I would have purchased it at the school it would have cost me $125.00 more than what I paid purchasing from the Amazaon site and seller. The book was delivered when they stated it would be when I placed my order.

The item came quick and it included the CD's for the book which was a plus!

Book was in great shape with all cd's included. Very happy with purchase and timely shipping. Thanks!!